PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies minor league pitcher Alec Asher was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance.
The 24-year-old right-hander tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, an anabolic steroid used to increase speed and strength. Asher was on the disabled list at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The Phillies acquired Asher along with other players in the deal that sent Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers last July.